U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Information Products Division
Technology Assessment and Forecast (TAF) Branch

United States Patent Grants - Number of Grants Per 100,000 Population, By Metropolitan Area, 1998

This report presents the number of patents granted, and the number of patents granted per 100,000 population in each metropolitan area in 1998. Levels of patent activity within each metropolitan area are depicted in map and tabular presentations. The types of patents included in this report are utility, design, and plant, with separate breakouts provided for utility and design patents granted to independent inventors.

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Explanation pages (219KB)

Utility Patents

Map (180KB)
Table (20KB)

Utility Patents (independent inventors)

Map (190KB)
Table (20KB)

Design Patents

Map (183KB)
Table (75KB)

Design Patents (independent inventors)

Map (187KB)
Table (19KB)

Plant Patents

Map (182KB)
Table (18KB)

All report sections in single document with embedded fonts (pc98_all.pdf) (1,234KB)

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Last modified 28 November 2000